EP1325840A1 - Marchepied frontal pour véhicule commercial - Google Patents

Marchepied frontal pour véhicule commercial Download PDF

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EP1325840A1
EP1325840A1 EP02029078A EP02029078A EP1325840A1 EP 1325840 A1 EP1325840 A1 EP 1325840A1 EP 02029078 A EP02029078 A EP 02029078A EP 02029078 A EP02029078 A EP 02029078A EP 1325840 A1 EP1325840 A1 EP 1325840A1
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running board
slip plate
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support structure
bumper
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Gian Piero Rolfo
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R3/00—Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R3/00—Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards
    • B60R3/002—Running boards

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  • the present invention relates to a frontal running board for a commercial vehicle.
  • the bumpers of commercial vehicles comprise at the front running boards which make it possible to climb on to said bumper with a view to cleaning the windows and for other maintenance operations at the front part of the vehicle.
  • Frontal running boards are normally formed by a support member formed by a portion of said bumper and by a grid having a non-slip function, generally made of metal and fastened to the support by screw-fastening from the interior of the vehicle's body on which the bumper is mounted.
  • This fastening operation is itself inconvenient and, moreover, prevents the replacement of a single plate in event of it being damaged or becoming worn.
  • the sharp non-deformable surfaces of the metal non-slip plate are not deformed, unlike the bumper, and could create safety problems.
  • a running board for a vehicle comprising a support structure belonging to a bumper, a non-slip plate and fastening means for fastening said non-slip plate to said support structure, characterised in that said fastening means are adapted to enable said non-slip plate to be mounted frontally.
  • the reference numeral 1 generally denotes a bumper for a commercial vehicle, comprising a pair of openings 2,3 for the inlet of cooling air into the engine compartment, which openings are provided in the front portion of said bumper and are of approximately rectangular shape.
  • the openings 2,3 are in each case delimited by respective side walls 2a,3a and by a grille-type end wall 4 which allows air to pass and which is secured to the side walls 2a,3a by means of screws 4a.
  • the openings 2,3 are delimited at the bottom by respective walls 7,8 which having a supporting function for respective non-slip plates 9,10 which can be fastened thereto by means of a plurality of clips 20 ( Figures 2,4 and 5).
  • the clips 20 are adapted to allow non-slip plates 9,10 to be mounted frontally on the respective walls 7,8 of the bumper 1 so as to form respective running boards 5,6 to support the foot of an operator who has to perform maintenance operations at the front part of the vehicle.
  • each wall 7,8 is of sufficient depth to be able to support the front part of the operator's foot and, as shown in particular in Figures 5 and 6, includes openings 7a,7b to allow the insertion of fastening clips 20 for the non-slip plate 9,10, and openings 7c to allow water to percolate.
  • the non-slip plate 9 is made of polymeric material, preferably of thermoplastic material, is generally of rectangular shape and has an upper surface 12 formed by a plurality of projections of square-based pyramidal shape situated side by side. Furthermore, on the upper surface 12 there is provided a plurality of approximately rectangular seatings 16 which are available in operation in alignment with respective openings 7a,7b in the wall 7 to allow the insertion of the clips 20, and with ellipsoidal holes 18 which, in operation, are also aligned with openings 7c in the wall 7 to allow water to percolate through said plate 9, as shown in detail in Figures 5 and 6.
  • each seating 16 ( Figure 5) is of generally rectangular shape and comprises first, second and third openings 16a,16b,16c separated by webs 17a,17b of generally square shape.
  • each clip 20 comprises a rigid rib 21 which, at a first end thereof, carries a first flexible element 22 perpendicular to said rigid rib 21 and, at a second end, a V-shaped second flexible element 24 which also extends in said direction of the first flexible element 22.
  • the first flexible element 22 carries at its free end a tooth 27 having an inclined entry surface 28 turned towards the second flexible element 24.
  • the V-shaped second flexible element 24 comprises a first leg 28 and a second leg 29, which are joined to form the vertex of the V, whereas the rigid rib 21 is joined to the flexible element 24 via the second end of the first leg 28.
  • the second leg 28 is interposed between the first leg 28 and the first flexible element 22 and has an inclined surface 31 turned towards it.
  • an intermediate element 25 which is also perpendicular to the rigid rib 21 and which extends from the same side of the rigid rib 21 parallel to the first flexible element 22.
  • the intermediate element 25 has an end entry surface 34 inclined towards the first flexible element 22.
  • the operation starts with the installation of the clip 20 on the non-slip plate 9.
  • Each clip 20 is inserted from above into the respective opening 16a,16b of each seating 16 and is then shifted parallel to the surface of said plate 9 so that the tooth 27 of the first flexible element 22 of the clip 20 engages beyond the respective web 17a,17b of the seating 16, thereby preventing the clip 20 from becoming disengaged axially from the plate 9.
  • the inclined end surface 34 of the second flexible element 24 facilitates the insertion of the clip 20 into the plate 9.
  • the assembly comprising the plate 9 and the clips 20 is introduced from above on to the wall 7 so as to insert the flexible element 24 of each clip 20 into the respective openings 7a,7b until the second flexible element 24 of each clip 20 abuts against a lower surface of said wall 7.
  • Each pin 50 has a shank 52 provided with circumferential raised portions and a head 53 in the form of a square pyramid and of similar dimensions to those of the projections 15 of the upper surface 12 of the plate 9.
  • the running boards 5,6 can be mounted frontally on the bumper 1 in an easy and rapid manner. Furthermore, the special feature of the frontal mounting by means of the clips 20 makes possible easy replacement of a single non-slip plate 9,10 in the event of it being damaged or becoming worn.
  • the form of the plates 9,10 and of their upper surface 12 can be varied.
  • the means for connecting the plates 9,10 to the respective walls 7,8 or the form of the clips 20 can be varied.

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EP02029078A 2002-01-04 2002-12-30 Marchepied frontal pour véhicule commercial Expired - Lifetime EP1325840B1 (fr)

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IT2002TO000008A ITTO20020008A1 (it) 2002-01-04 2002-01-04 Pedana frontale per un veicolo industriale.
ITTO20020008 2002-01-04

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AT (1) ATE303265T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60205850T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2247260T3 (fr)
IT (1) ITTO20020008A1 (fr)

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CN101284508B (zh) * 2007-04-13 2011-05-04 日野自动车株式会社 车辆用可动踏板的转动支承部构造
US11351942B2 (en) 2020-05-05 2022-06-07 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Step bumper with load support on truck frame

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FR2472999A3 (fr) * 1979-12-22 1981-07-10 Daimler Benz Ag Vehicule utilitaire comportant des plaques de marchepied montees sur le pare-chocs
DE9416113U1 (de) * 1994-10-06 1994-12-15 OSBRA-Formteile GmbH, 87719 Mindelheim Trittaufsatz für Kraftfahrzeuge
JPH08156696A (ja) * 1994-12-07 1996-06-18 Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd 車両用バンパーステップの取付構造
JPH0930347A (ja) * 1995-07-17 1997-02-04 Mitsubishi Automob Eng Co Ltd 車両のバンパステップ構造

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FR2472999A3 (fr) * 1979-12-22 1981-07-10 Daimler Benz Ag Vehicule utilitaire comportant des plaques de marchepied montees sur le pare-chocs
DE9416113U1 (de) * 1994-10-06 1994-12-15 OSBRA-Formteile GmbH, 87719 Mindelheim Trittaufsatz für Kraftfahrzeuge
JPH08156696A (ja) * 1994-12-07 1996-06-18 Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd 車両用バンパーステップの取付構造
JPH0930347A (ja) * 1995-07-17 1997-02-04 Mitsubishi Automob Eng Co Ltd 車両のバンパステップ構造

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 10 31 October 1996 (1996-10-31) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 06 30 June 1997 (1997-06-30) *

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101284508B (zh) * 2007-04-13 2011-05-04 日野自动车株式会社 车辆用可动踏板的转动支承部构造
US11351942B2 (en) 2020-05-05 2022-06-07 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Step bumper with load support on truck frame

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ITTO20020008A1 (it) 2003-07-04
ATE303265T1 (de) 2005-09-15
ES2247260T3 (es) 2006-03-01
ITTO20020008A0 (it) 2002-01-04
DE60205850T2 (de) 2006-05-18

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